Meanings
suffix
- medicineUsed to form names of tricyclic compounds.
Origin
Contraction of thiepine.
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APA
-tepine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tepine
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“-tepine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tepine. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “-tepine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/-tepine.
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